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The Indian maker of a cough syrup linked to at the very least 18 deaths in Uzbekistan has halted manufacturing after an investigation by drug regulators, India’s well being minister stated Friday.
Uzbekistan’s well being ministry stated the cough syrup, Doc-1, manufactured by the Indian pharmaceutical firm Marion Biotech, had contained ethylene glycol, a poisonous resolution.
The Uzbek ministry stated seven workers have been dismissed as a result of negligence and that every one related paperwork have been given to regulation enforcement for an investigation. The ministry additionally stated the cough syrup was incorrectly utilized by mother and father.
On Friday, Indian heath minister Mansukh Mandaviya tweeted that every one Marion Boitech’s manufacturing actions at their headquarters within the northern state of Uttar Pradesh had been stopped as of Thursday night “while further investigation is ongoing,” following an…
2022-12-30 09:12:33 Indian maker of cough syrup linked to Uzbekistan deaths halts manufacturing
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